Top heavy. Hot Springs has a shot at making it 4 in a row next year, but outside of those 2 you don't have any contenders. Lakeside and DeQueen are losing seniors. Magnolia will drop off. Camden has good young talent, but none of those can play at the level Hot Springs and Chapel are at.

Top heavy. Hot Springs has a shot at making it 4 in a row next year, but outside of those 2 you don't have any contenders. Lakeside and DeQueen are losing seniors. Magnolia will drop off. Camden has good young talent, but none of those can play at the level Hot Springs and Chapel are at.

DeQueen and Lakeside will both be better next year. Best players are young for DQ and Lakeside loses really only one starter. Hot Springs will be the team to beat. Chapel down big time as well as Magnolia

5a south has won state 3yrs in a row. Are they considered the strongest conference in 5a girls now?

Is it fair to consider the 5A South as a whole the best conference when Watson Chapel won two of those titles? I'm saying that because it does not appear the conference has that much depth - in other words I don't see where all four South teams won their opening round game at state. Two very good teams? Yes, definitely.

The south doesn't get enough credit. Everyone wants to praise NEA basketball, but at the end of the day, the south has won the last 3 state titles. Take that for what it is. The SEC is "the best conference in football." Why? The only team winning is Bama. To be the best you must first beat the best. That's my take on it. It's not necessarily about overall depth.

I think the SEC is the best conference because come bowl time they usually dominate. The Central and East tend to do the best outside of Watson Chapel in post season play. It's just my opinion, probably wrong. lol

The south doesn't get enough credit. Everyone wants to praise NEA basketball, but at the end of the day, the south has won the last 3 state titles. Take that for what it is. The SEC is "the best conference in football." Why? The only team winning is Bama. To be the best you must first beat the best. That's my take on it. It's not necessarily about overall depth.

The south doesn't get enough credit. Everyone wants to praise NEA basketball, but at the end of the day, the south has won the last 3 state titles. Take that for what it is. The SEC is "the best conference in football." Why? The only team winning is Bama. To be the best you must first beat the best. That's my take on it. It's not necessarily about overall depth.